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Re: NCAA tourney - 7 years ago
marty BearLover ...there's still nothing to suggest Cornell is any better off now than we've been at any point since '05/'06, the last time we were on top of the ECAC.... There's a Whitelaw from 2010 that you can check out in the trophy case when you next visit Mike and the gang. Oh, I'm aware. But we dodged Yale, who we could never ever beat back then, because they got upset in an early roundby BearLover - Hockey
Re: NCAA tourney - 7 years ago
Trotsky BearLover Dafatone BearLover Since the ECAC got tougher almost a decade ago, Cornell has won the ECAC less, made the NCAAs less, and won less once getting to the NCAAs. You're welcome to root for whomever you'd like based on wanting to see the Ivies succeed and whatnot (I personally disagree), and I won't bother to call you out on these subjective rooting interests, but objectively thereby BearLover - Hockey
Re: NCAA tourney - 7 years ago
Dafatone BearLover Since the ECAC got tougher almost a decade ago, Cornell has won the ECAC less, made the NCAAs less, and won less once getting to the NCAAs. You're welcome to root for whomever you'd like based on wanting to see the Ivies succeed and whatnot (I personally disagree), and I won't bother to call you out on these subjective rooting interests, but objectively there's still nothing tby BearLover - Hockey
Re: Next Year's predictions/Expectations 2017-18 - 7 years ago
What would meet my expectations for the Cornell Hockey program generally, or how do I expect them to finish next year? The former: NCAA appearance; the latter: Lake Placidby BearLover - Hockey
Re: NCAA tourney - 7 years ago
Since the ECAC got tougher almost a decade ago, Cornell has won the ECAC less, made the NCAAs less, and won less once getting to the NCAAs. You're welcome to root for whomever you'd like based on wanting to see the Ivies succeed and whatnot (I personally disagree), and I won't bother to call you out on these subjective rooting interests, but objectively there's still nothing to suggest Cornell iby BearLover - Hockey
Re: NCAA tourney - 7 years ago
billhoward Beeeej Dafatone ugarte Trotsky jeff '84 billhoward BearLover Luckily for us (read: Harvard losing), Denver looks unbeatable I'm in favor of any Ivy school (any) winning the tournament. DIttoMotion passes by acclamation.NAY I gotta say nay here. There are some teams I'd root for them over (nodak, Dartmouth, Q), but generally nay. I'm also a nay. Let Harvard get to the finals, but I badby BearLover - Hockey
Re: 2017 TBRW Awards - 7 years ago
I would choose Vanderlaan for the transcendent beauty oneby BearLover - Hockey
Re: NCAA tourney - 7 years ago
scoop85 Lowell was rather pedestrian today, far off of the game they played against us yesterday. Lots of fumbled passes, etc. Just goes to show on "any given day" as last week they pasted ND 5-1. But ND's OT winner came on a very questionable play. The winning goal scorer looked to have pulled the stick out of a Lowell defender's hand, enabling him to become wide open in the slot.by BearLover - Hockey
Re: NCAA tourney - 7 years ago
Luckily for us (read: Harvard losing), Denver looks unbeatableby BearLover - Hockey
Re: cu- lowell - 7 years ago
jeff '84 andyw2100 It was ruled a goal on the ice. There was not, in my opinion, irrefutable evidence that the puck was played with a high-stick. It was an incredibly close call. If it's that close, the refs should allow the call on the ice to stand. I definitely feel like the refs are looking at the replays, and simply making a call based on what they see, with no regard for what was called oby BearLover - Hockey
Re: cu- lowell - 7 years ago
ugarte Better team - today and all year - won. Officiating was still dubious. McCarron interference (to create 4x4) was bullshit; McCarron major at the end should have been a minor. Took way too long to wave off the too-many-men goal when it was insanely obvious. In general I hate replay review for rules infractions other than goalie interference or to see whether the puck was in the net. A blby BearLover - Hockey
Re: NCAA tourney - 7 years ago
Looks like we'll be rooting for two Starretts tomorrow.by BearLover - Hockey
Re: Bracketology 2016-17 Style - 7 years ago
If someone ever has the time, it'd be awesome to learn how big an advantage home ice is in college hockey.by BearLover - Hockey
Re: NCAA tourney - 7 years ago
DisplacedCornellian BearLover Selection committee's prioritizing profits over merit pits us against the fourth- rather than eighth-best team in the country. fifth rather than sixth in the rankings that they actually use to make the selections, but don't let that spoil your righteous indignation. Righteous indignation? Whether the process is unfair is completely independent of whether Cornell hby BearLover - Hockey
Re: NCAA tourney - 7 years ago
Selection committee's prioritizing profits over merit pits us against the fourth- rather than eighth-best team in the country.by BearLover - Hockey
Re: Ben Syers - 7 years ago
I think the Pecknold diving quote was not wrt the play that actually did result in Bardreau breaking his neck, which did indeed happen at RPI. Q also gratuitously ran up the score on Cornell in the ECAC tournament four years ago. It's worth noting that Schafer despises Pecknold but is friendly with Donato. Donato appears to be a horrible X's and O's coach and it's a wonder that all the topby BearLover - Hockey
Re: Bracketology 2016-17 Style - 7 years ago
Beeeej BearLover Beeeej BearLover I also don't buy that Harvard is a significantly tougher matchup than Minnesota, given that Cornell played Harvard tough three times this year. Sorry to hear you weren't able to get the night off to watch Saturday's title game. Sorry you were busy checking your cell phone for much of the game? Maybe we should ask Schafer how they played: Schafer Endless comby BearLover - Hockey
Re: Bracketology 2016-17 Style - 7 years ago
Al DeFlorio To me the issue is not whether UML or WMU is a better match-up, it's that after calculating RPI out to four decimal places in order to choose the field and determine seedings, they rather arbitrarily rearrange the match-ups as they see fit. I understand the avoiding of first-round intra-conference games. That's a stated, known rule. If they wanted UML in Manchester, they couldby BearLover - Hockey
Re: Bracketology 2016-17 Style - 7 years ago
adamw Two - the idea that Cornell got screwed is somewhat comical. Also, the idea that Providence would be "filled" with Cornell fans if Cornell were there, is also comical. I didn't say anything about it being "filled," so I don't understand the quotes--I just meant that, relative to the other team's fans, Cornell would have had a far greater representation (whereas now it'lby BearLover - Hockey
Re: Bracketology 2016-17 Style - 7 years ago
All things considered, Cornell got screwed by the committee's prioritizing attendance over "bracket integrity." WMich would have been a far easier matchup than Lowell, and the arena would have been entirely Cornell fans rather than majority Lowell fans. I also don't buy that Harvard is a significantly tougher matchup than Minnesota, given that Cornell played Harvard tough three timesby BearLover - Hockey
Re: Cornell vs Union @ Lake Placid 03/17/17 - 7 years ago
Larry72 Playing for the ECAC championship against Harvard on Saturday night. Lots of great memories over the years. Let's make some new ones!- LGRby BearLover - Hockey
Re: Awards 2016-17 - 7 years ago
Cornell joins RPI as the only ECAC schools with no players on the First-, Second-, or Third-Team All-ECAC Teams. But Kaldis did make the All-Rookie Team.by BearLover - Hockey
Re: Bracketology 2016-17 Style - 7 years ago
Trotsky RichH Trotsky To be honest, I'd root for Harvard against several ECAC opponents. Q and Union, certainly. Just to clear my conscious, I believe there's a difference between "would root for" and "won't commit seppuku if they win."Fair point. Even during The Drought when we went 0-18-2 against Harvard in RS games, I still rooted hard for them in the NC$$s. Noby BearLover - Hockey
Re: Bracketology 2016-17 Style - 7 years ago
Cl>RPI>B>P>StL>Colg>>>>>>U>Q>D>Y>Hby BearLover - Hockey
Re: Clarkson @ Cornell 03/10-3/12?/17 - 7 years ago
Tom Lento BearLover Dafatone BearLover Thinking a bit more about this past weekend and how Cornell was fortunate to survive it, I'm starting to worry that Cornell has actually just been really lucky this entire season. Our advanced stats are not good. Meanwhile, the advanced stats of the other teams ranked highly in the PWR are almost universally strong--and in nearly every case better than ourby BearLover - Hockey
Re: Clarkson @ Cornell 03/10-3/12?/17 - 7 years ago
Dafatone BearLover Thinking a bit more about this past weekend and how Cornell was fortunate to survive it, I'm starting to worry that Cornell has actually just been really lucky this entire season. Our advanced stats are not good. Meanwhile, the advanced stats of the other teams ranked highly in the PWR are almost universally strong--and in nearly every case better than ours. We've had this dby BearLover - Hockey
Re: Clarkson @ Cornell 03/10-3/12?/17 - 7 years ago
Thinking a bit more about this past weekend and how Cornell was fortunate to survive it, I'm starting to worry that Cornell has actually just been really lucky this entire season. Our advanced stats are not good. Meanwhile, the advanced stats of the other teams ranked highly in the PWR are almost universally strong--and in nearly every case better than ours. We've had this debate enough on herby BearLover - Hockey
Re: Clarkson @ Cornell 03/10-3/12?/17 - 7 years ago
scoop85 upprdeck our D and its inability to clear with control of the puck was an issue all weekend.. we would lose control or whiff or not get it up the boards all weekend long.. by far the worst the D has looked in awhile, or at least everytime other teams really went with pressure, which will probably be every game from now one. Smith's absence is quite noticeable. The D is out of whackby BearLover - Hockey
Re: Clarkson @ Cornell 03/10-3/12?/17 - 7 years ago
Drew Good luck, gents. A series that could have gone either way, it was a good battle. Cheers! Drew You guys deserved better. Thanks for your geniality and best of luck in the battles to come.by BearLover - Hockey
Re: attendance - 7 years ago
I harp on this more than anyone else here because I am of the opinion that as soon as the Lynah atmosphere dies, our success will die with it. Every player who chooses to play at Cornell makes that choice in part because of the fans. The Faithful is the biggest factor differentiating the Red from other programs, especially the other Ivies'. For proof, look at the Freshman Friday interviews witby BearLover - Hockey